To Kill A Mockingbird Stage 1 Analysis

Summary: Scout and Jem are the most dynamic characters (but they are not the only ones). As a result of the events, Scout and Jem gain a new awareness of who they are and the cruelty as well as the kindness of humanity. I think the very last few lines of the book will help you with this. Note that the book takes place over several years. Look through the chapter summaries online and sort of chart how they grow. In the beginning they are just kids; they are curious about Boo, someone different from them who they never see, and in their childish way, they are a little cruel. As they grow up, they learn that everything is not as it appears. The old lady who Jem has to look after is not as her cruel exterior would have you believe; she is merely a poor old woman with a morphine addiction. Atticus seems to be the gentlest creature alive, but he kills that rabid dog when he has to, without ever telling the children he knows how to shoot. They learn about cruelty the Tom Robinson trial and the plight of the Ewells. And they learn that they, too, can work to make the world a better place. In the end, they understand just why it would be cruel to make Boo Radley suffer any kind of scandal.

Throughout chapters 3 and 4, a boy named Burris Ewells insulted his teachers and left school. Convincing Scout wanting to leave school? Scout plays with Jem and Dill becoming Ms. Radley. Reacting the scene, when Mr. Radley, got stabbed with scissors by Boo. Atticus stops the play. Scout remembers she heard a laughter after the incident.

Therefore in the beginning of the novel To kill a mockingbird Scout seems to begin at stage 2, where they only do things that benefit themselves. Since in chapter 3, Scout didn’t want to attend school because that meant she and Atticus wouldn’t be able to read together anymore, “But if I keep on goin’ to school, we can’t ever read anymore…”(Lee 31). Scout didn’t want to go to school because she felt that it wasn’t fair that she would have to stop reading just to keep attending school. Though Atticus made a compromise with her, “If you’ll concede the necessity of going to school, we’ll go on reading every night just as we always have”(Lee 31). Scout saw how it benefitted her so she accepted it. This shows that Scout was at stage 2 because she

Scout is the narrator as well as the protagonist of the story, she stands for what she thinks is truly right. She is raised with a basic faith in the goodness of the people within her community, however this basic faith is put to the test when Tom Robinson goes to trial. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that is set between Scout’s fifth and ninth birthday, however Scout commences the first-person narrative that begins the novel much later in her life. This gives the readers the opportunity to see the genuine viewpoint of a child, as well as an adult voice (Scout looking back on it years later). The fact that Scout is only a child her narrative allows the readers to make certain connections, that she herself could not make due to her age. In the first chapter of the novel Scout talks

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, was written in 1960’s based upon themes from 1930’s about racist and prejudice people. This relevant novel, despite its age still is associated with the English curriculum in contemporary Australian schools.

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their heart out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Harper Lee. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how black people and white people in the South didn’t really get along all that well. The main characters: Scout, Jem, and Dill grow throughout the story and learn important life lessons about how to get along with others that are both black and white. A metaphor that Atticus Finch tells his children is that “...it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This is very important throughout the book because it pretty much is the recurring theme that you shouldn’t judge someone until you have walked in their shoes. In this book, there are some characters

The Influence of Setting on Themes and Events in To Kill A Mockingbird Vs. A Time to Kill

The multitudes of themes in To Kill A Mocking Bird are presented in our daily lives and through art forms. There are similarities, consistencies found in a variety of art forms including music. For instance, the song Set on Fire by The Chainsmokers uses lyrics that include an. There are 3 instances where the lyrics a line with very authoritative themes in tkamb "Why is it easier to burn than it is to heal","I can't keep you from harm/but I'll set myself on fire to keep you warm" which can be interpreted in two ways. "chest to chest with you I'm staring into a mirror" and "what would I do to save you/what wouldn't I do". There are some relatively dominant themes in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird also found in "Set in Fire" is self-sacrifice, the similarities we share underneath the surface, loss of innocence and the true nature of people. These themes are also very evident in the song set on fire by the chain smokers. Without even realizing it we are exposed to so many subjects and themes being revised and reworded yet overall it's just the media sending messages. Music and Books two art forms that have been around for generations with no intent on letting out. Music and Books both tell stories or hardships of love and loss. "Set on Fire" and To Kill a Mockingbird, in this case, tell stories of the innocent, the intrepid and, human instinct and fallibility.

Furthermore, Jem learns the inherent value of human life through the trial of innocent Tom Robinson. When the story first opens, Jem and Scout have little regard for the value of life. This is shown when the trio of best friends halt their fool’s heaven plays to turn to a real, but just as exciting, topic: the mysterious monster with hands forever stained red because he ate vermin raw: Boo Radley. The numerous rumors that swirled around the hidden man were mind candy for the best friends. Before long, Dill has challenged Jem and Scout to try to get Boo to come out of his “haunted” home. While Dill ponders the best way to lure Boo Radley out of his dark shell, Jem puzzles over how to make him come out. He says, “It’s kinda like making a turtle come out...put a flame underneath it…you don’t know what hurts it…” This shows his indifference to what the turtle feels, believing that a turtle’s senses and feelings must surely be duller and less important than his, even believing the turtle’s pain was no

According to Cameron Diaz, “I don’t care how smart a kid you are. The only way you learn what’s not right is from experience.” The only way that people learn is from experience. A person either makes the right decision or the wrong. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, there were many instances when the main character, Scout, learned something. The book being focused on black against white. There was a black man accused of rape, when really he was innocent. The facts were there, but in the end the people went with the white over black. Scout, the main character, learned multiple life lessons throughout the book. Three main life lessons Scout learned are that life isn’t fair, to use her head, and not to judge people.

The novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee, is a narrative told from the first person perspective of the character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. It follows the story of Scout and her immediate society, relaying the destruction of innocence. The theme that the tale conveys, along with the underlying messages, would be contemplated differently if the author had told the story from a different point of view. Lee’s sleepy and southerly conformed ideas corral concepts provoked during the process of reading the work from both the geographical location and time period’s eyes.

In Harper Lee’s chart-topping, To Kill a Mockingbird, the topics of unfair judgment and racism are displayed through the courtroom and citizens of Maycomb, Alabama. The reader explores the lives of Mrs. Dubose, Dolphus Raymond, and Tom Robinson and how they overcome their struggles. As Mrs. Dubose faces health issues, the Finch children struggle to deal with her strong personality. As Dolphus faces a racial backlash from both sides, he decides to give himself an alter-ego. Finally, Tom Robinson faces a white man in court and struggles to find justice. In the novel, Harper Lee discusses the theme of outward and surface appearance through the characters of Mrs. Dubose, Dolphus Raymond, and Tom Robinson to teach the reader not to define people by their outward appearances but instead by their inner character.

The story, in the eyes of two innocent children Scout and her brother Jem, of the discrimination and hypocrisy throughout the town. Maycomb County, Alabama, faces an African American’s injustice while the children learn valuable lessons from their father, Atticus and their housemaid Calpurnia, during the Great Depression. All the while, we are learning from it. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us the lessons of morale, justice and equality.

German scientist Sebastian Thrun once claimed “that it is sad that we don't we never get trained to leave assumptions behind”. This quote refers to assumptions, a termed defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary as a “thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof”. The key clause being “without proofs”. Despite the ambiguity , society’s assumptions and biases are presented in numerous facets, including false rumors and racial prejudice. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s use of setting and point of view illustrates that assumptions and biases in society are premature, and are usually untrue.

Throughout history, prejudice has been prevalent within diverse civilizations. This fact was especially true in the 1930’s, a period of both hardship and racism in America, with minorities seeing the worst of The Great Depression. Within To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes setting and external conflict between characters to emphasize the idea that the prejudice in people can cause them to mistreat other human beings.